{"id":881026,"date":"2025-12-27T01:15:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T07:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/27\/bitcoin-gets-base-case-price-target-of-143000-at-citigroup\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T01:15:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T07:15:35","slug":"bitcoin-gets-base-case-price-target-of-143000-at-citigroup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/27\/bitcoin-gets-base-case-price-target-of-143000-at-citigroup\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin gets ‘base case’ price target of $143,000 at Citigroup"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bitcoins Bitcoin gets ‘base case’ price target of $143,000 at Citigroup<\/h2>\n

Bitcoins The Wall Street bank said its bitcoin forecast relies on further crypto ETF inflows and a continued rally in traditional equity markets.<\/h2>\n

Updated Dec 19, 2025, 5:40\u202fp.m. <\/span>Published Dec 19, 2025, 4:53\u202fp.m. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Amid the recent bearish price action, the headline on Citigroup’s 12-month outlook for bitcoin BTC<\/span><\/svg><\/span>$87,444.12<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span> of $143,000 \u2014 or about 62% upside from the current $88,000 \u2014 will raise some eyebrows.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe forecast increased adoption of digital assets, spurred by potential U.S. digital-asset legislation in the second quarter, with bitcoin likely ranging into the new year around $80,000-$90,000 user-activity values,\u201d Citi analysts Alex Saunders, Dirk Willer and Vinh Vo said in their joint report.<\/p>\n

They said to keep an eye on the $70,000 level as key support, noting that was roughly bitcoin’s price just ahead of Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory.<\/p>\n

Their base case 12 months out is for a sharp rise to $143,000, driven, they said, by revived ETF demand and positive stock market forecasts. Regulatory catalysts \u2014 in particular passage and signing of the Clarity Act (already passed in the House) \u2014 should drive further adoption and fund flows, they added.<\/p>\n

But there’s also a bear case, and the group pegs that target at a lowly $78,500, or down more than 10% from current levels. They believe a global recession would be the catalyst.<\/p>\n

The bull case would be $189,000, or more than doubling from current levels, and that would be thanks to increased end-investor demand, they said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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